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TIL that the domestic cavy ("guinea pig") doesn't occur in nature, although other species of cavy do

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69All TIL, Aleksandr Komin kept 6 people as prisoners in a 30-feet deep bunker under his garage forcing them to work 16 hours a day. When two women tried to escape, they were caught and Aleksandr tattooed "РАБ"(Russian for "slave") on their faces.
4kKk5 TIL that Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died on July 4th, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Adams’ last words were ‘Thomas Jefferson survives’, but Jefferson died a few hours earlier.
YprXd TIL in 1924 Joan Whitney Payson, the first female to own a major league sports team without inheriting it (the New York Mets), was wedding-gifted a palatial house on 5th Ave in New York City by her great uncle which also housed 13 servants.
Vll4 TIL that the shortest St Patrick’s Day parade in the world takes place in Dripsey, Cork. The parade lasts just 100 yards and travels between the village’s two pubs
epgaE TIL the first chemotherapy drug was derived from mustard gas